JP2003323943A - Connector device for card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector device for cards capable of ejecting the cards held in an upper side holding part and a lower side holding part without concern over wrong operation. <P>SOLUTION: The connector device for the cards is provided with the upper side holding part 2 holding the memory card 7, the lower side holding part 3 holding the memory card 8, an upper side ejecting mechanism and a lower side ejecting mechanism ejecting the memory cards 7 and 8, an upper side operation lever 16 driving the upper side ejecting mechanism, a lower side operation lever 22 driving the lower side ejecting mechanism, and an operation member 24 allowing selection of operation between the upper side operation lever 16 and the lower side operation lever 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card connector device capable of accommodating information cards and the like in upper and lower stages.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique of this type, one having an upper storage portion located above and a memory card is stored, and a lower storage portion located below and a memory card is stored is there. A connector having a terminal member with which the contact portion of the memory card can come into contact is provided at the inner position of each of the upper accommodation portion and the lower accommodation portion.

Further, this prior art is provided with an upper ejection mechanism for ejecting the memory card accommodated in the upper accommodation section and a lower ejection mechanism for ejecting the memory card accommodated in the lower accommodation section. Also, an upper operation lever that drives the upper ejection mechanism, an operation member that operates the upper operation lever,
That is, the operation knob and another operation member for operating the lower operation lever that drives the lower ejection mechanism, that is, another operation knob are provided.

The upper operating lever and the lower operating lever are arranged side by side in the vertical direction on the side of the housing forming the main body, and the front end of the upper operating lever and the front end of the lower operating lever are arranged side by side. Each is provided with the above-mentioned operation knob.

In this prior art, when the operation knob arranged on the upper side is pushed, the upper operation lever is operated, whereby the memory card stored in the upper storage section is ejected.
Similarly, when the operation knob arranged on the lower side is pushed, the lower operation lever is operated, whereby the memory card stored in the lower storage section is ejected.

[0006]

Recently, there has been a demand for miniaturization of memory cards. Along with this, the above-described upper and lower two-stage type card connector device is also expected to be made smaller. When the card connector device is downsized in this way, the above-mentioned operation knobs are naturally small, and moreover, they are arranged close to each other. In such a situation, for example, when the upper operation knob is pressed to eject the memory card stored in the upper storage section, the lower operation knob is also pressed at the same time, and the lower storage section is pressed. There is a concern that an erroneous operation may occur in which the memory card stored in is unintentionally ejected. That is, the above-described conventional technique has a problem in the operability of ejecting the memory card when realizing miniaturization, and cannot be said to be sufficient in terms of the reliability of the device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional state of the art, and an object thereof is to allow a card stored in an upper storage portion or a lower storage portion to be ejected without fear of causing an erroneous operation. It is to provide a connector device for use.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an upper storage portion which is located on the upper side and which stores a card, and a lower storage portion which is located on the lower side and which stores a card. Section, an upper ejection mechanism for ejecting the card stored in the upper storage portion, a lower ejection mechanism for ejecting the card stored in the lower storage portion, and an upper operation for driving the upper ejection mechanism. It is characterized in that it is provided with a lever and a lower operation lever for driving the lower ejection mechanism, and provided with an operation member capable of selectively operating the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever.

In the present invention thus constructed, when the operation member is moved to a predetermined form, for example, the upper operation lever is operated and the upper ejection mechanism is driven to eject the card stored in the upper storage portion. . When the operation member is moved to another form, the lower operation lever is operated and the lower ejection mechanism is driven to eject the card stored in the lower storage section. That is, since either the upper operation lever or the lower operation lever is operated by moving the operation member to a predetermined form or another form, both the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever are operated at the same time. There is no concern that it may cause an erroneous operation.

Also, in the above invention, a supporting means for rotatably supporting the operating member is provided, and the upper operating lever is operated by rotating the operating member in one direction, and the operating member is moved in the one direction. It is characterized in that the lower operation lever is operated by rotating in another direction different from.

According to the present invention thus constructed, either the upper operation lever or the lower operation lever can be operated by rotating the operation member, and the discharging operation is simple.

Further, in the above invention, each of the upper ejection mechanism and the lower ejection mechanism is movable in the insertion / removal direction of the card, and the ejection slider for pushing out the card in the ejection direction, and the ejection slider. Urging means for urging the card in the card ejecting direction and the ejecting slider against the urging force of the urging member so that the contact portion of the card comes into contact with the terminal member of the connector. Locking means for locking the position to a position, the upper operating lever is for unlocking the ejection slider by the locking means arranged on the upper side, and the lower operating lever is arranged on the lower side. It is characterized in that the lock of the ejection slider by the locking means is released.

According to the present invention thus constructed, when the upper operating lever is operated, the upper ejecting slider is unlocked by the locking means arranged on the upper side, and the upper accommodating portion is accommodated by the upper ejecting slider. The card stored in is ejected in the ejection direction. Similarly, when the lower operation lever is operated, the lower ejection slider is unlocked by the locking means arranged on the lower side, and the lower ejection slider accommodates the lower ejection slider. Card is pushed out in the ejection direction.

Further, in the above invention, the upper operation lever is arranged laterally of the upper housing portion, the lower operation lever is arranged laterally of the lower housing portion, and the operation member is the upper portion. It is characterized by having an upper pressing portion that presses the end portion of the operation lever and a lower pressing portion that presses the end portion of the lower operation lever.

In the present invention thus constructed, when the operating member is moved to a predetermined form, for example, the upper pressing portion presses the end portion of the upper operating lever, and the upper operating lever is operated,
The upper ejection mechanism is driven. When the operating member is moved to another form, the lower pressing portion presses the end portion of the lower operating lever, whereby the lower operating lever is operated and the lower discharging mechanism is driven.

Further, in the above invention, an upper return spring for returning the upper operation lever to the initial position and a lower return spring for returning the lower operation lever to the initial position are provided, and the operation member is the upper operation member. It is characterized in that it is held at the neutral position by the return force of the upper return spring given to the lever and the return force of the lower return spring given to the lower operation lever.

In the present invention thus constructed, the card is stored in the upper storage portion and is held at a predetermined card mounting position,
When a card is stored in the lower storage part and held at a predetermined card mounting position, the return force of the upper return spring and the return force of the lower return spring correspond to the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever. To the operating member, which holds the operating member in the neutral position.

Further, even when the card is not stored in the upper storage portion or the lower storage portion, the return force by the upper return spring and the return force by the lower return spring correspond to the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever. To the operating member, which holds the operating member in the neutral position.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a card connector device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 6 are explanatory views of an embodiment of the present invention. 1A and 1B are external views of the present embodiment, FIG. 1A is a plan view, FIG. 1B is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1A, and FIG. FIG. 3A is a rear view and FIG. 3B is a side view of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the housing 1 forming the main body is located on the upper side,
An upper storage 2 for storing a memory card 7 described below and a lower storage 3 located below and storing a memory card 8 described later are provided. FIG. 1A and FIG. 2A
In the figure, the right end portion of the housing 1 is an insertion port 4 into which memory cards 7 and 8 to be described later are inserted, and a connector 5 is arranged on the rear side of the device. The connector 5 includes a terminal member 6 with which contact portions of memory cards 7 and 8 described later come into contact.
Is equipped with. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 2 (b), the terminal members 6 are arranged in upper and lower two stages so as to correspond to the upper storage part 2 and the lower storage part 3, and each is composed of a plurality of terminals. .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the main part of this embodiment.
(A) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a view as seen from the arrow B of (a), and FIG. 4 is a view showing an operating member 24 provided in the present embodiment. () Is a plan view and (b) is a side view.

As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the upper storage unit 2 is movable in the insertion / removal direction of the memory card 7 stored in the upper storage unit 2, and 7 is provided with a discharging slider 9 for pushing in the discharging direction, that is, in the right direction in FIG. The ejecting slider 9 has an engaging portion with which the front end portion of the inserted memory card 7 is engaged, and can be integrally moved to the inner side of the device by the pushing force of the memory card 7. The ejection slider 9 includes an elastic member 10. The elastic member 10 is a recess 1 formed on the side edge of the memory card 7.
It has a protrusion 12 that can be engaged with 1. This elastic member 10
The memory card 7 is elastically held by the ejection slider 9 by the protrusion 12 of the memory card 7 engaging with the recess 11 of the memory card 9.

Further, the biasing means for biasing the above-mentioned discharging slider 9 in the discharging direction of the memory card 7, that is, the spring 1.
It is equipped with 5.

Locking means for locking the ejection slider 9 is provided at a predetermined card mounting position where the contact portion of the memory card 7 contacts the terminal member 6 of the connector 5 against the biasing force of the spring 15. There is. The locking means includes an elastic piece 13 mounted at a position corresponding to the upper housing portion 2 of the housing 1 and an engaging portion 14 formed on a side edge of the ejection slider 9 and engageable with the elastic piece 13. Made of

The above-mentioned ejection slider 9 and spring 15
And the locking means for locking the ejection slider 9 constitute an upper ejection mechanism for ejecting the memory card 7 accommodated in the upper accommodation section 2.

An upper operation lever 16 for driving the above-mentioned upper ejection mechanism is provided on the side of the upper storage portion 2, and the upper operation lever 16 is returned to the initial position shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). An upper return spring 17 is provided. The upper operation lever 16 is for unlocking the locking means composed of the elastic piece 13 and the engaging portion 14 arranged on the upper side, and the rear end located on the elastic piece 13 side has the elastic piece. Thirteen
Can be pressed. That is, when the upper operating lever 16 moves leftward in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the elastic piece 13 is bent, and the engagement between the elastic piece 13 and the engaging portion 14 is released. Accordingly, the lock of the ejection slider 9 is released.

The upper return spring 17 is provided between the housing 1 and the front end of the upper operation lever 16 located on the insertion port 4 side.

In the above description, the constituent elements arranged on the upper storage section 2 side have been described, but the same constituent elements are provided on the lower storage section 3 side.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3 (b),
It is equivalent to the ejection slider 9 and has an ejection slider 18 capable of ejecting the memory card 8. The ejection slider 18 includes an elastic member (not shown) that is equivalent to the elastic member 10 described above having a protrusion that can engage with a recess formed in the memory card 8. Further, it is provided with an urging means for urging the ejection slider 18 in the ejection direction of the memory card 8, that is, a spring 21.

Locking means for locking the ejection slider 18 is provided at a predetermined card mounting position where the contact portion of the memory card 8 contacts the terminal member 6 of the connector 5 against the urging force of the spring 21. There is. The locking means includes an elastic piece 20 mounted at a position corresponding to the lower housing portion 3 of the housing 1, and an engaging portion 19 formed on a side edge of the ejection slider 18 and engageable with the elastic piece 20. Made of.

The above-mentioned ejection slider 18 and spring 21
And a locking means for locking the ejection slider 18 constitute a lower ejection mechanism for ejecting the memory card 8 accommodated in the lower accommodation section 3.

A lower operation lever 22 for driving the above-mentioned lower ejection mechanism is provided on the side of the lower storage section 3, and the lower operation lever 22 is initially shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). A lower return spring 23 for returning to the position is provided. The lower operation lever 22 is for unlocking the locking means composed of the elastic piece 20 and the engaging portion 19 arranged on the lower side, and the rear end located on the elastic piece 20 side is Elastic piece 20
Can be pressed. That is, when the lower operation lever 22 moves to the left in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the elastic piece 20 is bent, and the elastic piece 20 and the engaging portion 19 are engaged with each other. When released, the ejection slider 18 is unlocked.

The lower return spring 23 is provided between the front end of the lower operating lever 22 located on the insertion port 4 side and the housing 1.

In the present embodiment, in particular, the operation member 2 which can selectively operate the upper operation lever 16 and the lower operation lever 22.
It is equipped with 4. This operation member 24 is shown in FIG.
(B) As shown in the figure, it has an upper pressing portion 26 that presses the front end portion of the upper operation lever 16, a lower pressing portion 27 that presses the front end portion of the lower operation lever 22, and a shaft 25.
The shaft 25 of the operating member 24 is rotatably housed in a slot 29 formed in the housing 1 and shown in FIG. That is, the shaft 25 of the operating member 24 and the slot 29 of the housing 1 constitute a supporting means for rotatably supporting the operating member 24.

When the operating member 24 is rotated toward the upper operating lever 16, the upper pressing portion 26 presses the front end portion of the upper operating lever 16. As a result, the upper operation lever 16 bends the upper return spring 17 while (a) in FIG.
(B) Move to the left in the figure. When the pressing force applied to the upper operation lever 16 is released, the force of the upper return spring 17 causes the upper operation lever 16 to return to the initial position. As a result, the operation member 24 also returns to the original state.

Similarly, the operation member 24 is connected to the lower operation lever 2
When it is rotated to the 2 side, the lower pressing portion 27 presses the front end portion of the lower operating lever 22. As a result, the lower operation lever 22 bends the lower return spring 23 and, as shown in FIG.
Move to the left in the figure. When the pressing force applied to the lower operation lever 22 is released, the lower operation lever 22 returns to the initial position by the force of the lower return spring 23. As a result, the operation member 24 also returns to the original state.

As described above, the operation member 24 has the urging force of the upper return spring 17 applied to the upper operation lever 16, that is, the return force, and the urging force of the lower return spring 23 applied to the lower operation lever 22, That is, it is held in the position form shown in FIG. 3B, that is, in the neutral position by the restoring force.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the upper memory card 7 is ejected from the state shown in FIG. 3, in which (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and FIG. 6 is shown in FIG. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a state in which the lower memory card 8 is ejected from the state,
The figure is a plan view and the figure (b) is a side view.

The insertion operation and the ejection operation of the memory cards 7 and 8 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

[Operation of inserting the memory cards 7 and 8] For example, the memory card 7 is inserted into the upper storage 2 from the insertion opening 4,
When pushed in, the front end portion of the memory card 7 engages with each other, whereby the ejection slider 9 moves integrally with the memory card 7 toward the rear side of the apparatus. During this time, the protrusion 1 of the elastic member 10 of the ejection slider 9 is inserted into the recess 11 on the side edge of the memory card 7.
2 engage.

When the memory card 7 is pushed to the vicinity of a predetermined card mounting position, the elastic piece 13 shown in FIG. 3 is bent by the side edge of the ejection slider 9 which moves integrally with the memory card 7. During this time, the spring 15 that biases the ejection slider 9 is also bent. When the memory card 7 reaches a predetermined card mounting position, the elastic piece 13 moves to the ejection slider 9
The engaging portion 14 is engaged, and the ejection slider 9 is locked. In this state, the contact portion of the memory card 7 and the terminal member 6 of the connector 5 come into contact with each other, and a predetermined signal can be transmitted and received between the memory card 7 and the connector 5.

Similarly to the above, when the memory card 8 is inserted into the lower housing portion 3 from the insertion opening 4 and pushed in, the front end portion of the memory card 8 is engaged with the ejection slider 18 so that the ejection slider 18 is moved. And move to the back of the device. During this time, the protrusion of the elastic member (not shown) of the ejection slider 18 is engaged with the recess (not shown) of the side edge of the memory card 8.

When the memory card 8 is pushed to the vicinity of a predetermined card mounting position, the elastic piece 20 shown in FIG. 3B is bent by the side edge of the ejection slider 18 which moves integrally with the memory card 8. . During this time, the spring 21 that biases the ejection slider 18 is also bent. Memory card 8
When reaches the predetermined mounting position, the elastic piece 20 engages with the engaging portion 19 of the ejection slider 18, and the ejection slider 18 is locked. In this state, the contact portion of the memory card 8 and the terminal member 6 of the connector 5 come into contact with each other, and a predetermined signal can be transmitted and received between the memory card 8 and the connector 5.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the memory card 7 is stored in the upper storage portion 2 of the housing 1 and the memory card 8 is stored in the lower storage portion 3 as described above. At this time, the upper operation lever 16 is kept at the initial position by the restoring force of the upper return spring 17, and the lower operation lever 22
Is kept at the initial position by the restoring force of the lower return spring 23. Along with this, as shown in FIG. 3B, the operation member 24 is held at the neutral position.

[Discharging Operation of Memory Cards 7 and 8] When the memory card 7 is to be discharged from the state shown in FIG. 3 described above, as shown in FIG.
The operating member 24 is rotated to the upper operating lever 16 side via the knob 28.

As a result, the upper pressing portion 2 of the operating member 24 is
6 presses the front end portion of the upper operation lever 16, and the upper operation lever 16 moves leftward in FIG. By the movement of the upper operation lever 16, the elastic piece 13 is bent and disengaged from the engaging portion 14 of the ejection slider 9. That is, the lock of the ejection slider 9 is released. Therefore, the spring 15
The ejection slider 9 moves in the direction of the insertion opening 4 at a stroke by the urging force of. At this time, the memory slider 7 is also integrally ejected to a predetermined ejection position by the ejection slider 9.
FIG. 5 shows the state at this time. In this state, the memory card 7 can be easily removed.

Further, when the memory card 8 is ejected from the state shown in FIG. 3 described above, the same operation is performed.
That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, the operation member 24
The operating member 24 is rotated to the lower operating lever 22 side via the knob 28.

As a result, the lower pressing portion 2 of the operating member 24 is
7 presses the front end portion of the lower operation lever 22, and the lower operation lever 22 moves leftward in FIG. By the movement of the lower operation lever 22, the elastic piece 20 is bent and disengaged from the engaging portion 19 of the ejection slider 18. That is, the lock of the ejection slider 18 is released. Therefore, the urging force of the spring 21 causes the ejection slider 18 to move in the direction of the insertion opening 4 at once. At this time, the memory card 8 is also integrally ejected to a predetermined ejection position by the ejection slider 18. FIG. 6 shows the state at this time. In this state, the memory card 8 can be easily removed.

By releasing the pressing force applied to the knob portion 28 of the operating member 24 from the state shown in FIG. 5, the upper operating lever 16 is returned to the initial position by the returning force of the upper returning spring 17, and the operation is performed. The member 24 is also returned to the neutral position. Similarly, by releasing the pressing force applied to the knob portion 28 of the operation member 24 from the state shown in FIG. 6, the lower operation lever 22 is returned to the initial position by the return force of the lower return spring 23, and the operation is performed. The member 24 is also returned to the neutral position. Further, when the memory cards 7 and 8 are not housed in either the upper storage part 2 or the lower storage part 3, the upper operation lever 1
6. The lower operation lever 22 is held at the initial position. Along with this, the operating member 24 is also held neutral.

In the present embodiment thus constructed, the upper operating lever 2 is rotated by rotating the operating member 24 via the knob portion 28 of the operating member 24 as described above.
2. Either the lower operation lever 23 is operated. Therefore, an erroneous operation in which both the upper operation lever 22 and the lower operation lever 23 are simultaneously operated, that is, the memory card 7 stored in the upper storage 2 and the memory stored in the lower storage 3 There is no concern that the card 8 and the card 8 will be ejected at the same time against the intention. In this way, excellent discharge operability of the memory cards 7 and 8 can be secured, and the reliability of the device can be improved.

Further, either the upper operation lever 16 or the lower operation lever 22 can be operated by a rotating operation performed via the knob portion 28 of the operation member 24, and the discharging operation is simple. From this viewpoint as well, excellent discharge operability can be secured.

Also, the engaging portions 14 and 19 provided on the ejection sliders 9 and 18, the elastic piece 13 provided on the housing 1,
20 and 20 constitute the locking means for the ejection sliders 9 and 18, respectively, and also the ejection sliders 9 and 18
And a spring 15 for urging the discharge sliders 9 and 18,
21 and the locking means described above constitute an upper ejection mechanism and a lower ejection mechanism for ejecting the memory cards 7 and 8. Discharge sliders 9 and 18, locking means, spring 1
5, 21 can have a simple structure. This contributes to lower production costs.

Further, the upper operating lever 1 is attached to the operating member 24.
6, an upper pressing portion 26 and a lower pressing portion 27 for pressing the front end portion of the lower operating lever 22 are provided. By the upper pressing portion 26 and the lower pressing portion 27, the upper operating lever 1
6. The lower operation lever 22 can be surely pressed and operated, whereby the upper operation lever 16 and the lower operation lever 2
Excellent operability for 2 can be obtained. In addition, the operation member 2
The upper pressing portion 26 and the lower pressing portion 27 can be simultaneously provided at the time of manufacturing 4, and the number of parts can be reduced, which also contributes to the reduction of manufacturing cost.

Further, the operating member 24 is held in the neutral position by the restoring force of the upper return spring 17 and the lower return spring 23. Therefore, the operating member 24 can be stably held at the neutral position. Further, the upper return spring 17 and the lower return spring 23 can be used both as a means for holding the operation member 24 in the neutral position and a return means for returning the upper operation lever 16 and the lower operation lever 22 to the initial positions. The number of parts can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation member for selectively operating the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever is provided. This allows the upper storage part,
The card can be ejected without fear of an erroneous operation of ejecting the cards accommodated in the lower compartment at the same time, which makes it possible to reduce the size of the device and enhance the reliability of the device.

Further, there is provided a supporting means for rotatably supporting the operating member, and the upper operating lever or the lower operating lever is operated by rotating the operating member in one direction or the other direction. There is. This simplifies the operation of the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever, and also in this respect, excellent discharge operability can be secured.

Further, each of the upper ejection mechanism and the lower ejection mechanism has an ejection slider, an urging means for urging the ejection slider, and a locking means for locking the ejection slider at a predetermined card mounting position. It is configured with. The above-mentioned ejection slider, urging means, and locking means can have a simple structure. This contributes to lower production costs.

Further, the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever are respectively arranged on the sides of the upper storage portion and the lower storage portion, and the operation members are arranged such that the operation member has an end portion of the upper operation lever and an end portion of the lower operation lever. Upper pressing part that presses the corresponding one of the parts,
It is configured to have a lower pressing portion. The upper operation portion and the lower operation can surely press the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever. Thereby, excellent operability for the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever can be obtained.
Further, the upper pressing portion and the lower pressing portion can be provided at the same time when the operating member is manufactured, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed, and this also contributes to a reduction in manufacturing cost.

Further, an upper return spring and a lower return spring for returning the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever to the initial position are provided, and the operation member is returned to the neutral position by the return force of these upper return spring and lower return spring. It is configured to be held. Therefore, the operating member can be stably held at the neutral position. Further, the upper return spring and the lower return spring can be used both as a means for holding the operating member in the neutral position and a return means for returning the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever to the initial position, and the number of parts can be reduced. It can be suppressed, and the production cost can be reduced also in this respect.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are views showing the outer appearance of an embodiment of a card connector device according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a plan view and FIG.
It is the A arrow line view of a figure.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance of the embodiment shown in FIG.
FIG. 3A is a rear view and FIG. 2B is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the embodiment shown in FIG.
(A) figure is a top view, (b) figure is a side view, (c) figure is a B arrow view of (a) figure.

4A and 4B are diagrams showing an operation member provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 4A is a plan view and FIG. 4B is a side view.

5A and 5B are diagrams showing a state in which an upper card is ejected from the state shown in FIG. 3, in which FIG. 5A is a plan view and FIG. 5B is a side view.

6A and 6B are diagrams showing a state in which a lower card is ejected from the state shown in FIG. 3, in which FIG. 6A is a plan view and FIG. 6B is a side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 housing 2 Upper compartment 3 Lower storage 4 insertion slot 5 connector 6 terminal members 7 memory card 8 memory cards 9 Ejection slider 10 Elastic member 11 recess 12 protrusion 13 Elastic piece (locking means) 14 Engagement part (locking means) 15 Spring (biasing means) 16 Upper operation lever 17 Upper return spring 18 Ejection slider 19 Engagement part (locking means) 20 Elastic piece (locking means) 21 spring (biasing means) 22 Lower operation lever 23 Lower return spring 24 Operation member 25 axes (supporting means) 26 Upper pressing part 27 Lower pressing part 28 Picking part 29 slot (supporting means)

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An upper side storage unit which is located on the upper side and stores a card, a lower storage unit which is located on the lower side and stores a card, and ejects the card stored in the upper storage unit. An upper ejection mechanism, a lower ejection mechanism for ejecting the card stored in the lower accommodation section, an upper operation lever for driving the upper ejection mechanism, and a lower operation lever for driving the lower ejection mechanism. A card connector device characterized by comprising: an operating member capable of selectively operating the upper operation lever and the lower operation lever. 2. The invention according to claim 1, further comprising a support means for rotatably supporting the operation member, wherein the upper operation lever is operated by rotating the operation member in one direction, A card connector device, wherein the lower operation lever is operated by rotating an operation member in another direction different from the one direction. 3. The invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the upper ejection mechanism and the lower ejection mechanism is movable in the card insertion / removal direction and ejects the card in the ejection direction. Slider, an urging means for urging the ejection slider in the ejection direction of the card, and the ejection slider against the urging force of the urging member,
Lock means for locking the contact portion of the card at a predetermined card mounting position where the contact portion of the card comes into contact with the terminal member of the connector, and the upper operation lever unlocks the ejection slider by the lock means arranged on the upper side. A card connector device, wherein the lower operation lever is for unlocking the ejection slider by the locking means arranged on the lower side. 4. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the upper operation lever is arranged laterally of the upper housing portion,
The lower operation lever is arranged laterally of the lower storage portion, and the operation member presses an upper pressing portion that presses an end portion of the upper operation lever and an end portion of the lower operation lever. A card connector device comprising: a lower pressing portion. 5. The invention according to claim 4, further comprising: an upper return spring that returns the upper operation lever to an initial position, and a lower return spring that returns the lower operation lever to an initial position. A card is characterized in that a member is held in a neutral position by a return force of the upper return spring given to the upper operation lever and a return force of the lower return spring given to the lower operation lever. Connector device.